Solomon Turns Away from God
1 Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides the daughter of the king of Egypt he married Hittite women and women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon. 2 He married them even though the Lord had commanded the Israelites not to intermarry with these people, because they would cause the Israelites to give their loyalty to other gods. 3 Solomon married seven hundred princesses and also had three hundred concubines. They made him turn away from God, 4 and by the time he was old they had led him into the worship of foreign gods. He was not faithful to the Lord his God, as his father David had been. 5 He worshiped Astarte, the goddess of Sidon, and Molech, the disgusting god of Ammon. 6 He sinned against the Lord and was not true to him as his father David had been. 7 On the mountain east of Jerusalem he built a place to worship Chemosh, the disgusting god of Moab, and a place to worship Molech, the disgusting god of Ammon. 8 He also built places of worship where all his foreign wives could burn incense and offer sacrifices to their own gods.
9-10 Even though the Lord, the God of Israel, had appeared to Solomon twice and had commanded him not to worship foreign gods, Solomon did not obey the Lord but turned away from him. So the Lord was angry with Solomon 11 and said to him, “Because you have deliberately broken your covenant with me and disobeyed my commands, I promise that I will take the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your officials. 12 However, for the sake of your father David I will not do this in your lifetime, but during the reign of your son. 13 And I will not take the whole kingdom away from him; instead, I will leave him one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have made my own.”
Solomon's Enemies
14 So the Lord caused Hadad, of the royal family of Edom, to turn against Solomon. 15-16 Long before this, when David had conquered Edom, Joab the commander of his army had gone there to bury the dead. He and his men remained in Edom six months, and during that time they killed every male in Edom 17 except Hadad and some of his father's Edomite servants, who escaped to Egypt. (At that time Hadad was just a child.) 18 They left Midian and went to Paran, where some other men joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to the king, who gave Hadad some land and a house and provided him with food. 19 Hadad won the friendship of the king, and the king gave his sister-in-law, the sister of Queen Tahpenes, to Hadad in marriage. 20 She bore him a son, Genubath, who was raised by the queen in the palace, where he lived with the king's sons.
21 When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David had died and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to the king, “Let me go back to my own country.”
22 “Why?” the king asked. “Have I failed to give you something? Is that why you want to go back home?”
“Just let me go,” Hadad answered the king. And he went back to his country.
As king of Edom, Hadad was an evil, bitter enemy of Israel.
23 God also caused Rezon son of Eliada to turn against Solomon. Rezon had fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah, 24 and had become the leader of a gang of outlaws. (This happened after David had defeated Hadadezer and had slaughtered his Syrian allies.) Rezon and his gang went and lived in Damascus, where his followers made him king of Syria. 25 He was an enemy of Israel during the lifetime of Solomon.
God's Promise to Jeroboam
26 Another man who turned against King Solomon was one of his officials, Jeroboam son of Nebat, from Zeredah in Ephraim. His mother was a widow named Zeruah. 27 This is the story of the revolt.
Solomon was filling in the land on the east side of Jerusalem and repairing the city walls. 28 Jeroboam was an able young man, and when Solomon noticed how hard he worked, he put him in charge of all the forced labor in the territory of the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 One day, as Jeroboam was traveling from Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh met him alone on the road in the open country. 30 Ahijah took off the new robe he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces, 31 and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, because the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you, ‘I am going to take the kingdom away from Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes. 32 Solomon will keep one tribe for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen to be my own from the whole land of Israel. 33 I am going to do this because Solomon has rejected me and has worshiped foreign gods: Astarte, the goddess of Sidon; Chemosh, the god of Moab; and Molech, the god of Ammon. Solomon has disobeyed me; he has done wrong and has not kept my laws and commands as his father David did. 34 But I will not take the whole kingdom away from Solomon, and I will keep him in power as long as he lives. This I will do for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose and who obeyed my laws and commands. 35 I will take the kingdom away from Solomon's son and will give you ten tribes, 36 but I will let Solomon's son keep one tribe, so that I will always have a descendant of my servant David ruling in Jerusalem, the city I have chosen as the place where I am worshiped. 37 Jeroboam, I will make you king of Israel, and you will rule over all the territory that you want. 38 If you obey me completely, live by my laws, and win my approval by doing what I command, as my servant David did, I will always be with you. I will make you king of Israel and will make sure that your descendants rule after you, just as I have done for David. 39 Because of Solomon's sin I will punish the descendants of David, but not for all time.’”
40 And so Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but he escaped to King Shishak of Egypt and stayed there until Solomon's death.
The Death of Solomon
(2 Chronicles 9.29-31)41 Everything else that Solomon did, his career, and his wisdom, are all recorded in The History of Solomon. 42 He was king in Jerusalem over all Israel for forty years. 43 He died and was buried in David's City, and his son Rehoboam succeeded him as king.
Sālamans novēršas no Dieva
1 Ķēniņš Sālamans mīlēja daudzas svešu tautu sievas – faraona meitu un arī moābietes, amonietes, edomietes, sidonietes, hetietes, 2 un arī no tām tautām, par kurām Kungs bija sacījis Israēla dēliem: “Neprecieties ar tiem, un viņi lai neprecas ar jums, jo tad jūsu sirdis noteikti pievērstos viņu dieviem!” – tām Sālamans pieķērās ar mīlestību. 3 Viņam bija septiņi simti augstdzimušu sievu un trīs simti blakussievu, un viņa sievas tam grozīja prātu. 4 Kad Sālamans kļuva vecs, viņa sievas pievērsa tā prātu citiem dieviem, un viņa sirds neatrada mieru pie Kunga, viņa Dieva, kā viņa tēva Dāvida sirds. 5 Sālamans sekoja sidoniešu dievietei Aštartei un pretīgajam amoniešu elkam Milkomam. 6 Sālamans darīja to, kas ļauns Kunga acīs, un netiecās pēc Kunga, kā viņa tēvs Dāvids.
7 Tad Sālamans uzcēla altāri pretīgajam moābiešu elkam Kemošam kalnā, kas iepretī Jeruzālemei, un pretīgajam amoniešu elkam Moleham. 8 To pašu viņš darīja visām savām sveštautiešu sievām, kuras kvēpināja un upurēja saviem dieviem. 9 Un Kungs dusmojās uz Sālamanu, jo viņš bija novērsies no Kunga, Israēla Dieva, kas viņam bija divreiz atklājies. 10 Dievs viņam bija pavēlējis: “Neseko citiem dieviem!” – bet Sālamans neievēroja Kunga pavēli. 11 Un Kungs sacīja Sālamanam: “Tādēļ ka tu tā darīji un neturēji manu derību un manus likumus, ko es tev pavēlēju, es atraušu no tevis valdīšanu un došu to tavam kalpam. 12 Tomēr tavas dzīves laikā es to nedarīšu tava tēva Dāvida dēļ. Es to atraušu tavam dēlam! 13 Taču visu valsti es neatraušu – vienu cilti es došu tavam dēlam mana kalpa Dāvida un Jeruzālemes dēļ, ko es esmu izvēlējies!”
Sālamana pretinieki
14 Un Kungs deva Sālamanam pretinieku, edomieti Hadadu, viņš bija no Edoma ķēniņa dzimtas. 15 Toreiz, kad Dāvids bija Edomā un karaspēka virspavēlnieks Joābs bija devies apbedīt nogalinātos, viņš izkāva visus edomiešus. 16 Joābs un viss Israēls tur palika sešus mēnešus, līdz tie iznīdēja visus edomiešus. 17 Bet Hadads un daži edomieši no viņa tēva kalpiem aizbēga uz Ēģipti. Hadads bija mazs zēns. 18 Viņi izgāja no Midjānas un nonāca Pārānā. Viņi ņēma sev līdzi vīrus no Pārānas, nonāca Ēģiptē pie faraona, Ēģiptes ķēniņa, un tas viņam deva namu, maizi un zemi. 19 Un Hadads ieguva lielu faraona vēlību, un tas viņam deva par sievu savas sievas, ķēniņienes Tahpenēsas, māsu. 20 Un Tahpenēsas māsa dzemdēja viņam dēlu Gnubatu, un Tahpenēsa viņu nošķīra no krūts faraona namā, un Gnubats bija faraona namā kopā ar faraona dēliem. 21 Kad Hadads Ēģiptē uzzināja, ka Dāvids apgūlies pie saviem tēviem un karaspēka virspavēlnieks Joābs ir miris, Hadads sacīja faraonam: “Laid mani, lai es eju uz savu zemi!” 22 Bet faraons viņam sacīja: “Kā tev trūka pie manis, ka tu gribi iet uz savu zemi?” Un viņš atbildēja: “Nekā – tomēr atlaid mani!”
23 Un Dievs lika pret viņu sacelties Rezonam, Eljāda dēlam, kurš bija aizbēdzis no sava kunga Hadadezera, Cobas ķēniņa. 24 Viņš sapulcināja pie sevis vīrus un kļuva par laupītāju pulka vadoni, bet Dāvids tos sakāva. Tad viņi devās uz Damasku, apmetās tur un valdīja Damaskā. 25 Viņš bija Israēla pretinieks visu Sālamana laiku – ļauns kā Hadads, un viņš nīda Israēlu un valdīja pār Arāmu.
Jārobāma sacelšanās
26 Sālamana kalps, efrātietis Jārobāms, Nebāta dēls no Cerēdas, kura māte bija atraitne, vārdā Cerūa, sacēlās pret ķēniņu. 27 Redzi, kādēļ viņš sacēlās pret ķēniņu – Sālamans cēla Millo un mūrēja ciet plaisas sava tēva Dāvida pilsētā. 28 Bet Jārobāms bija ietekmīgs vīrs, un Sālamans ievēroja jaunekli, ka tas labi tiek galā ar darbiem, un iecēla viņu pār visiem Jāzepa nama strādniekiem.
29 Toreiz Jārobāms bija izgājis no Jeruzālemes, un ceļā tam pienāca pravietis Ahija no Šīlo, kurš bija apvilcis jaunu mēteli. Tie abi uz lauka bija vieni. 30 Tad Ahija ņēma jauno mēteli, kas tam bija mugurā, sarāva divpadsmit gabalos 31 un sacīja Jārobāmam: “Ņem sev desmit gabalus, jo tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: redzi, es izraušu valsti no Sālamana rokām un došu tev desmit ciltis, 32 bet viņam paliks viena cilts mana kalpa Dāvida un Jeruzālemes dēļ – tā ir pilsēta, kuru es izvēlējos starp visām Israēla ciltīm! 33 Tāpēc ka viņi mani ir pametuši un zemojušies sidoniešu dievietei Aštartei, moābiešu dievam Kemošam un Amona dēlu dievam Milkomam un nav staigājuši manos ceļos, nav darījuši, kas man šķiet pareizs, un nav pildījuši manus likumus un manas tiesas, kā darīja viņa tēvs Dāvids, 34 es neatņemšu viņam visu valsti, jo es viņu iecēlu par valdnieku uz visu mūžu mana kalpa Dāvida dēļ, kuru es izvēlējos un kurš turēja manus baušļus un likumus. 35 Es atņemšu valsti viņa dēlam un došu tev desmit ciltis, 36 bet viņa dēlam es došu vienu cilti, lai manam kalpam Dāvidam vienmēr būtu gaismeklis manā priekšā Jeruzālemē – pilsētā, kuru es izvēlējos, lai tur mājotu mans vārds. 37 Es tevi ņemšu, un tu valdīsi pār visu, ko tava dvēsele vēlēsies, un tu būsi ķēniņš pār Israēlu. 38 Ja tu klausīsi visu, ko es tev pavēlēšu, un staigāsi manos ceļos, darīsi, kas man šķiet pareizs, un turēsi manus likumus un manus baušļus kā mans kalps Dāvids, tad es būšu ar tevi un uzcelšu tev drošu namu, kā uzcēlu Dāvidam, un es došu tev Israēlu! 39 Tādēļ es pazemošu Dāvida dzimtu, bet ne uz visiem laikiem.”
40 Un Sālamans lūkoja nonāvēt Jārobāmu, bet Jārobāms sataisījās un bēga uz Ēģipti pie Ēģiptes ķēniņa Šīšaka un palika Ēģiptē līdz Sālamana nāvei.
Sālamana nāve
(2L 9:29–31)41 Citi Sālamana darbi un viss, ko viņš darījis, un viņa gudrība – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Sālamana darbu grāmatā? 42 Sālamans valdīja Jeruzālemē pār visu Israēlu četrdesmit gadus. 43 Sālamans apgūlās pie saviem tēviem, un viņu apbedīja viņa tēva Dāvida pilsētā. Pēc tam valdīja viņa dēls Rehabeāms.
